Triple crowns for Udara and Achini

SAMPATH BANDARA

Udara Nayanajith and Achini Ratnasiri clinched a Triple Crown each in the 37th Junior National Badminton Championships conducted by the Sri Lanka Badminton Association and worked off at Royal College Sports Complex yesterday.

Udara Nayanajith (North Central Province) won the Under-19 Boys’ Singles, Under-19 Boys’ Doubles partnered by Amila Fernando and also bagged the Mixed Doubles title with teenager Achini Ratnasiri (who took part in the Youth Commonwealth Games in Pune recently).

Achini Ratnasiri (Western Province) won the Under-15 Girls’ Singles, Under-15 Girls’ Doubles teaming up with Upali Weerasinghe and won the Mixed Doubles title partnered by Udara Nayanajith.

Results:

Under-11 Girls’ Singles final: Imesha G. Liyanage (Southern Province) beat Kavindika Binari de Silva (Southern Province) by 22/10, 14/20 and 21/12.

Under-11 Boys’ Singles final: Pulina Kasun Amaranayake (Western Province) beat Shamika Hasaranga de Silva (Southern Province) by 21/17 and 21/18.

Under-13 Girls’ Singles final: Kavindi Ishadika (Western Province) beat Thilini P. Hendahewa (Western Province) by 21/19 and 21/10.

Under-13 Boys’ Singles final: Buvaneka Gunatilleke (Southern Province) beat Uvin Vindula Thalagala (Western Province) by 21/15, 13/21 and 21/17.

Under-15 Girls’ Singles final: Achini Ratnasiri (Western Province) beat Upali Samanthika (Western Province) by 21/6 and 21/11.

Under-15 Boys’ Singles final: Rakitha Perera (Western Province) beat Lahiru Abeyagoda (Western Province) by 21/11 and 21/18.

Under-17 Girls’ Singles final: Mansala Ranawana (Western Province) beat Sanki Wickramasooriya (Western Province) by 21/14 and 23/21.

Under-17 Boys’ Singles final: Harsha Shehan Perera (Central Province) beat Chiranthaka Minimuthu (Western Province) by 21/15, 16/21 and 21/12.

Under-19 Girls’ Singles final: Gayani Perera (Western Province) beat Suboda Dahanayake (Western Province) by 21/16, 16/21 and 21/19.

Under-19 Boys’ Singles finals: Udara Nayanajith (North Central Province) beat R.S. Kasun (Western Province) by 21/19 and 21/18.

Under-17 Boys’ Doubles finals: H.S. Perera and I. Gurusinghe (Central Province) beat Chinthaka Minimuthu and Omesh Fernando by 21/18 and 21/16.

Under-19 Girls’ Doubles finals: Subodhi Dahanayake and Shenai Ranjala (Western Province) beat Gayani Perera and Lakmini Wimalasinghe (Western Province) by 31/21, 21/8 and 21/10.

Under-19 Boys’ Doubles finals: Uadara Nayanajith and Amila Fernando (North Central Province) beat N.S.S. Gunawardhana and R.S. Kasun (Western Province) by 21/13, 13/21 and 21/19.

Mixed Doubles finals: Achini Ratnasiri and Udara Nayanajith (Western Province) beat Gayani Perera and R.S. Kasun (Western Province) by 16/21, 21/18 and 21/12.

Under-13 Girls’ Doubles finals: Maneesha Fonseka and Thilini Hendahewa (Western Province) beat Kavindi Sirimannage and Chamya Nandasiri (Western Province) by 21/12, 18/21 and 21/15.

Under-13 Boys’ Doubles finals: B. Gunatilleke and P. Ranaweera (Southern Province) beat K. Rasmitha and C. Karunaratne (Southern Province) by 21/15 and 21/17.

Under-15 Girls’ Doubles finals: Achini Ratnasiri and Upali Weerasinghe (Western Province) beat Sushmitha Illangakoon and Oshadie Kuruppu (Western Province) by 21/4 and 21/7.

Under-15 Boys’ Doubles finals: Rakith Perera and Omal Dharmawardena (Western Province) beat Lakshan Madusha and Sachin Shiranth (Southern Province) by 21/10 and 21/13.

Under-17 Girls’ Doubles finals: Shanki Wickramasuriya and Mansala Ranawana (Western Province) beat T. Herath and T. Gunatilleke (Central Province) by 21/5 and 21/17.